PHYS 164: Introduction to Nuclear Physics

2008-09 2009-10 →
changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2009-10 → 2009-10 →

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour

Catalog page 353

Prerequisites: PHYS 040A, PHYS 040B, PHYS 040C, PHYS 040D, PHYS 040E

Description: Discusses the basic nuclear properties, nuclear building blocks and structure, radioactivity, nuclear interactions, the strong force, the confinement and chiral phase tran- sitions, the quantum chromodynamics (QCD) vacuum, matter at extreme temperatures and densities.

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2025-26 21/25 21/25
2024-25 12/25 12/25
2022-23 13/25 13/25
2020-21 23/50 23/50
2018-19 12/40 12/40
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